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Right On — can mean the following:* Right On (album) , the 1970 album recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label, the first Supremes album not to feature former lead singer Diana Ross * Right On! , an American teen magazine catering to African American… … Wikipedia

right on — adj informal 1.) BrE someone who is right on supports social justice, equal rights, the protection of the environment etc often used to show disapproval because someone does this in an extreme way →↑PC, politically correct ↑politically correct ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English

Right On! — is an American teen magazine. It is published by Dorchester Media in New York City, and it was a sister publication of Tiger Beat .The magazine was born in 1971, out of necessity to have a teen idol type of magazine for Black teens in the United… … Wikipedia

right on — adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL correct or true: I think your analysis of the situation is right on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

right-on — 1) adj American admirable, thoroughgoing, authentic. A term of approval from the late 1970s which derives from right on! , the 1960s exclamation of enthusiasm, support, agreement or solidarity (itself originally from black American speech). The… … Contemporary slang

right-on — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You can describe someone as right on if they have liberal or left wing ideas, especially if you disagree with them or want to make fun of them. right on → see right The people that come to watch the play are all those right… … English dictionary

right on — {adj.}, {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Exclamation of animated approval Yes, That s correct, You re telling the truth, we believe you, etc. * /Orator: And we shall see the promised land! Crowd: Right on!/ 2. Correct; to the point; accurate. *… … Dictionary of American idioms

right on — {adj.}, {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Exclamation of animated approval Yes, That s correct, You re telling the truth, we believe you, etc. * /Orator: And we shall see the promised land! Crowd: Right on!/ 2. Correct; to the point; accurate. *… … Dictionary of American idioms

right-on — /ruyt on , awn /, adj. Slang. 1. exactly right or to the point. 2. up to date; relevant: a right on movie that shows conditions as they really are. [1965 70, Amer.] * * * … Universalium